Luke Morley
Encyclopedia
Luke Morley is the lead guitar
ist and co-songwriter for the rock
band The Union
. From 1989 to 2009 (with a break from 1999-2002) he was the guitarist, chief songwriter
and producer
for the hard rock
band Thunder
. Previous to that he was a member of 1980s group, Terraplane
who subsequently became Thunder.
Other guitars in his collection.
Black and White (1985)
Moving Target (1987)
With Thunder
Backstreet Symphony (1990)
Laughing on Judgement Day
(1992)
Behind Closed Doors
(1995)
The Thrill of It All
(1997)
Giving The Game Away (1999)
Shooting at the Sun
(2002)
The Magnificent Seventh
(2005)
Robert Johnson's Tombstone
(2006)
Bang!
(2008)
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
ist and co-songwriter for the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Union
The Union (band)
The Union are an English rock band formed in 2009 by Luke Morley, ex-guitarist for Thunder, and Peter Shoulder, formerly of Winterville.-Formation and The Union:...
. From 1989 to 2009 (with a break from 1999-2002) he was the guitarist, chief songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
for the hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Thunder
Thunder (band)
Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...
. Previous to that he was a member of 1980s group, Terraplane
Terraplane (band)
Terraplane were a 1980s pop rock band from London, England. Five musicians, they released two studio albums before disbanding in 1988. The band featured three musicians who would go on to form the hard rock act, Thunder.-Biography:...
who subsequently became Thunder.
Guitars
Morley regularly plays the following guitars.- Black Les Paul Traditional
- White Les Paul Custom (studio + live)
- White Fender TelecasterFender TelecasterThe Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music...
(studio + live) - Burgundy Fender StratocasterFender StratocasterThe Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...
(studio) - Ovation Balladeer acoustic (studio)
- TakamineTakamine Guitarsis a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. Takamine is known for its steel-string guitars.The company was founded in May 1962; in 1978 they were one of the first companies to introduce acoustic-electric models, where they pioneered the design of the preamp-equalizer...
Acoustic (studio + live) - Gibson Flying V (live)
Other guitars in his collection.
- Gibson EDS-1275Gibson EDS-1275The Gibson EDS-1275 is a doubleneck Gibson electric guitar introduced in 1963 and still in production. Popularized by both rock and jazz musicians such as Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, it was called "the coolest guitar in rock."-History:...
Studio albums
With TerraplaneBlack and White (1985)
Moving Target (1987)
With Thunder
Backstreet Symphony (1990)
Laughing on Judgement Day
Laughing on Judgement Day
Laughing On Judgement Day is the second studio album by English Hard rock band Thunder. Released in August 1992, the album remains the band's most successful in terms of chart position, reaching number 2 on the UK Album Chart in September of that year and later being certified 'Silver' by the BPI...
(1992)
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors (Thunder album)
Behind Closed Doors is the third album by English band Thunder. The follow-up to the Top 5 album Laughing on Judgement Day, the album was released in 1995...
(1995)
The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All (Thunder album)
The Thrill Of It All is the fourth studio album by British hard rock band Thunder. It was released in February 1997 on the independent B Lucky label following their departure from EMI...
(1997)
Giving The Game Away (1999)
Shooting at the Sun
Shooting at the Sun
Shooting At The Sun is the sixth studio album by British hard rock band Thunder. Released in the spring of 2003, it was their first studio release following their decision to reform in 2002 after a hiatus of more than two years...
(2002)
The Magnificent Seventh
The Magnificent Seventh
The Magnificent Seventh is the seventh studio album by British hard rock band Thunder. Released in January 2005 , it was the second album to be released by the band following their reformation in 2002 and generated their first top 30 entry in the UK Singles Chart since 1996 - "I Love You More Than...
(2005)
Robert Johnson's Tombstone
Robert Johnson's Tombstone
Robert Johnson's Tombstone is British hard rock band Thunder's eighth studio album. The title comes from the song "Robert Johnson's Tombstone" which is track 1 on the album. It was written by Luke Morley about the mystery surrounding where Robert Johnson was buried and the legend that he sold his...
(2006)
Bang!
Bang! (Thunder album)
Bang! is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band Thunder. It was released on 3 November 2008. Bang! is the only Thunder album to have a Parental Advisory sticker on the front cover, due to a very brief use of profanity in "On the Radio"...
(2008)